Wonkbook: Donald Trump gets a basic fact wrong about black Americans

By Simone Sebastian Over the course of the presidential campaign, Donald Trump has repeatedly used "inner city" as a synonym for black Americans — most recently during Sunday night's presidential town-hall debate. When James Carter, an undecided black voter, asked the Republican nominee and his opponent, Hillary Clinton, whether as president they could be devoted to all people …   The latest economic and domestic policy from Wonkblog   James Carter asks a question during the presidential town hall debate between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump on Sunday. (Shannon Stapleton/Reuters) By Simone Sebastian Over the course of the presidential campaign, Donald Trump has repeatedly used "inner city" as a synonym for black Americans — most recently during Sunday night's presidential town-hall debate. When James Carter, an undecided black voter, asked the Republican nominee and his opponent, Hillary Clinton, whether as president they could be devoted to all people in the United States, Trump immediately evoked the nation's urban centers. "I would be a president for all of the people — African Americans, the inner cities," he said. "You go into the inner cities and you see it's 45 percent poverty, African Americans now 45 percent poverty in the inner cities." Trump's response is troubling for a couple of reasons. Read the rest on Wonkblog.   Chart of the day The country's commercial bee population remains stable, but costs are increasing for many beekeepers. Christopher Ingraham has more. ADVERTISEMENT   Top debate tweets In calls this morning, many Rs privately want to defect from Trump. 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